ioSeft., ]gi2.] Vcnuicular Names ,>J Victoriau Plants. 



Vernacular Names of Victorian Plants— con;^>mfi(Z. 



Botanical Name. 



Popular Name. 



Use or Character. 



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DiCOT VLEDONE.^ -C'HURIPETALE.i; 

 STERHUHOEiB. 



llrachyehiton — 



•populneus, R.Br. 



liuelingia — 



pannosa, R.Br. . . 



■Co mmerson ia — 



Praseri, J. Gay . . 



Thomasia — 



: petalocalj'.x, F.v.M. 



Liis irroetalum — 



dasyphyllum, Siebar 

 Behrii, F.v.M. . . 

 parviflorum, Rudge 

 Baueri, Steetz . . 

 ferrugineum. Smith 

 Schuizenii, F.v.M. 



EL.\EO0.=iRP.iCE.B. 



Elaeocarpus — 



holopetalus, F.v.M. 



'cyaneus, Ait. 



EUPHORBIACE-E. 



Euphorbia — 



erythrantha, F.v.M. 

 Drummondii. Boissier 

 eremophila. Cumi. 



Poranthera — 



ericoides, Klotzsoh. 



eorymbo.sa, Brongu. 



microphylla, Brongu. 

 Mierantheum — 



hexandrum, Hook. f. 

 Psfudanthus — 



ovalifolius, F.v.M. 



divaricatissimus, Beiith. 

 Bejeria — 



viscosa, Miquel . . 



lasiocarpa, F.v.M. 

 opaca, F.v.M. 

 Ricinocarpus — 



pinifolius, Deitcmt. 



Bertya — 



Cuaninghamii, Plaudion 



oleaefolia. Plaucli. 



:(Mitchelli. J. Mueller) 



Findlayi, F.v.M. 

 A iiipdrea — 



spirtioides. Brougn. 

 Phyllanthus — 



Fuerarohrii, F.v.M. 



lacunarius, F.v.M. 



trachyspermus, F.v.M. 



thymoides, Sieber 



(jtunnii. Hook. f. 



Kurrajoiig 



Kerrawan 



Blackfellow's Hemp 



Paper Flower 



Shrubby Velvet Busli 

 Pink Velvet Bush 

 Small-flowered Velvet Bus 

 White Velvet Bush 

 Rusty Velvet Bush 

 Drooping Velvet Busli . 



Blaek Olive-berr.i 

 Blue Olive-berry 



YiypoiiYS M~conlinui>d. 



The tap-roots or young trees are used as 

 tood by the aborigines. In drought 

 periods the leaves and branches are used 

 as fodder A strong fibre is obtained" 

 from the bark. Timber is soft, fibrous 

 and useless. 



The timber is comparatively close grained 

 and fairly hard, but is difficult to season. 



Sometimes grown in gardens. 



No known economic value. 



Red Spurge 

 Flat Spurge 

 Desert Spurge 



Heath Poranthera 

 ClusteredPoranthera 

 Small-leaved Poranthera . . 



Bo.v Micrantheum 



Oval-leaved Pseudauthus 

 Round-leaved Pseudauthus 



Sticky Wallaby-bush 



Large Wallaby-bush 

 Small Wallaby-bush 



Wedding-bush . . 



Sticky Bertya . . 



Olive Bertya 



.Mountain Bertya 



Broom Spurge . . 



Sand Spurge 

 Lagoon Spurge . . 

 Dwarf Spurge . . 

 Thyme Spurge . . 

 Shrubby Spurge 



Some species may prove worthy of 

 garden cultivation. 



The wood is white, close grained, and good 



tor joiners work. 

 Wood dark coloured ; very tough ; makes 



good handles and i)oles. 



^ Frequently stated to poison sheep but 

 L in the case of E. Drummondii^ this 

 r has been shoun to be incorrect E 



J eremophila may be actually poisonous' 



-No known economic value. 



is considered a poison plant inN.S. Wales 

 The wood is very hard, and is used for 

 turnery. 



I No known economic value. 



A handsome shrub, well worth cultivating 

 in gardens. 



Yields a clear gum-resin, but its economic 

 value is unknown. 



.No known economic value. 



* Plants marked thus are listed either as growing plants or 

 ; Now included in B. oleiefolia. 



as seeds by one or more of our florist*. 



